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NCT Number: NCT03380221

Effects of Fresh Watermelon Consumption on Satiety and Cardiometabolic Health

The goal of the proposed study is to determine the effects of fresh watermelon fruit consumption on satiety, metabolic parameters and weight management.

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Key information

Conditions

Satiety

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, SDSU

San Diego, California, 92182-7251, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Mee Young Hong

CONTACT

[email protected]

619-594-2392

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-55 years old
  • BMI 25-40

Exclusion criteria

  • Smoker
  • Pregnant woman
  • Required dietary supplement use
  • Required medication of metabolic disorders
  • Allergy to watermelon or gluten

Treatment and study plan

Watermelon

Other

Participants will consume 100 Kcal of watermelon fruit (2 cups) daily for 4 weeks.

Low fat cookies

Other

Participants will consume 100 Kcal of low fat cookies daily for 4 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of Satiety

    Time frame: 0, 20, 40, 60, 90 and 120 minutes post snack consumption

    Hunger feeling (appetite) will be examined using visual analog scale (0-10): 0 is least and 10 greatest.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mee Young Hong

CONTACT

[email protected]

619-594-2392

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

San Diego State University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Dec 21, 2017
Registry last updated
Jan 21, 2026

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